The City Council Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development will meet Tuesday to consider appointments to various Special Service Areas across the city. The Committee on Workforce Development on Monday approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for land management services provided through Greencorps Chicago. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — The City Council Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to consider five appointments and reappointments to Special Service Areas throughout the city from former Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The appointments include Whitney Castle (A2023-41) as a member of Special Service Area No. 20, South Western Avenue Commission in the 19th Ward; Marianne Candido (A2023-42) as a member of Special Service Area No. 22, Clark Street/Andersonville Commission in the 40th, 47th and 48th wards; and Eryn White (A2023-44) as a member of Special Service Area No. 50, Calumet Heights/Avalon Commission in the 5th and 8th wards. Reappointments include Dominic Irpino (A2023-43) as a member of Special Service Area No. 34, Uptown Commission in the 46th, 47th and 48th wards and John Ratzenberger (A2023-45) as a member of Special Service Area No. 21-2016, Lincoln Square Commission in the 40th and 47th wards. Members of the economic development committee will also consider approving a Class 6(b) tax incentive (O2023-1608) for Lyon & Healy Corporation for the property at 6500 W. Cortland St. in the 29th Ward. Lyon & Healy Corporation, a musical merchandise distribution company, plans to rehabilitate the abandoned 93,028-square-foot industrial facility on the property, city documents show. Additionally, the committee will consider a proposal (O2023-2039) for a pro-rated budget and service provider agreement for 2023 with Portage Park Chamber of Commerce for Special Service Area No. 28-2014, Six Corners. 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT — The City Council Committee on Workforce Development on Monday unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement (O2023-1591) with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for land management services provided through Greencorps Chicago. The ordinance includes an agreement under which the Forest Preserve District of Cook County pays the city $1.35 million for services to be rendered by the city at sites throughout Chicago under Greencorps Chicago. Trainees in the Greencorps Chicago program are individuals who often face barriers to employment, including people who were formerly incarcerated, according to a Chicago Department of Transportation official. The trainees receive training in green industry jobs, wraparound services, a stable income and assistance in finding long-term employment. Ald. Walter Burnett (27) applauded the Greencorps program, saying “they’ve trained a lot of people on the West Side” and trainees have gained self-esteem, have become entrepreneurs and are “competing with each other to fix up gardens."